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As much as any of us would love to be able to see the future, it’s sadly impossible to know the exact answer to that question. We do have a minimum return goal in mind of 8-10x. That, of course, will always depend on the market and how much it decides Doodeo is worth! Remember, I’m always more than happy to discuss this and any other concerns individually, feel free to email us at investors@doodeo.com. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":3,"created_at":"2020-11-30T13:56:19Z"}]},{"id":113991,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:113991","question":"Like the idea. Couple questions: 1. Do you have current financials or revenue figures you can share? What are the revenue sources if the platform is \"free\" for entertainers? 2. Has COVID been a headwind or tailwind and how is doodeo responding? Are you getting traction with your shift in approach. 3. The presentation is very focused on solving a need for the entertainer and less focused on the buyer of the service. What is your plan to get traction with the buyer beyond posting aggregated ad data from other sources?","author_name":"John Zink","votes":3,"created_at":"2020-11-11T23:39:44Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-113991","answers":[{"id":114077,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:114077","answer":"Hey John, Great questions. 1) You can find further figures on our pitch page under \"Making Money\" section. I would be happy to share more details if needed, email us to investors@doodeo.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can. 2) We would never want to be seen as profiteering from a global tragedy, but we are also grateful that entertainers have found Doodeo beneficial during this period. Our weekly average growth on new accounts went from 44% to 111%. 3) You got that right. Since we offer entertainers many useful tools, we went ahead and started with a mission to build the biggest entertainers community. Since we have many verified entertainers on board now, we are ready to start focusing more on the buyer. It wouldn't be accurate to say that we have the perfect plan as we still have more analysis to do, however, we are excited about our growth hacking strategies that we have crafted already. Hope to see you on board, let us know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":2,"created_at":"2020-11-12T08:38:47Z"}]},{"id":116964,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116964","question":"Are you verifying the entertainers and clients?","author_name":"Morgan Allena Digheve","votes":2,"created_at":"2020-12-02T17:54:57Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116964","answers":[{"id":116974,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116974","answer":"Hey Morgan, Yes. We do have a verification system in place that has proven very effective in keeping our online community safe. We’re currently in contact with 3rd party providers to explore further sophisticated options to ensure the absolute safety of our users. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-12-02T18:27:20Z"}]},{"id":147804,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:147804","question":"I missed deadline by ONE day ahhh..will you be raising again down the road with same terms possibly? If so add me to your email list PLEASE even if terms change. Trying to make 30 percent of my investments on here movie and music related and I did not want to pass on your company just passed out from 18hours on feet yesterday of all days. Congrats on your raise y'all 🗽🇺🇸","author_name":"Kevin Lee Johnson","votes":1,"created_at":"2021-05-07T22:27:07Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-147804","answers":[{"id":148103,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:148103","answer":"Hey Kevin, Glad to know that you are interested in Doodeo! Email us at investor@doodeo.com so we can have your email to keep you updated. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-05-09T16:26:19Z"}]},{"id":116542,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116542","question":"What are your plans to expand globally? Is that part of your plan?","author_name":"Anil Sachdeva","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-11-30T14:19:15Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116542","answers":[{"id":116572,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116572","answer":"Hey Anil, Over time, yes, we absolutely plan to expand worldwide. As with any company worth its salt, we want to make sure that Doodeo becomes the best possible version of itself that provides a vibrant network for entertainers. Once we’ve created the perfect platform for our users, we plan to go as far as our ideas can take us! Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-11-30T16:40:35Z"}]},{"id":116539,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116539","question":"Excited about this! Can I invest now 500, then another 500 later?","author_name":"Andrea Sharma","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-11-30T14:12:08Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116539","answers":[{"id":116550,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116550","answer":"Hey Andrea, Of course! There are two ways to do that. You can use the link to our Wefunder page and add the remaining $500 you want to invest. You can also navigate to your Wefunder profile and adjust the amount that you would like to invest there. Either way, it’s an easy fix. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-30T14:47:53Z"}]},{"id":293389,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:293389","question":"How can I sell my shares?","author_name":"Roger Stillman","votes":0,"created_at":"2024-10-01T22:21:37Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-293389","answers":[]},{"id":247310,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:247310","question":"Any updates? the 2022 revenue on the details page s still zero, is that right?","author_name":"Mirko Turrina","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-05-18T04:50:12Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-247310","answers":[{"id":247313,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:247313","answer":"Hi Mirko, good to hear from you. We've already sent an update on Q4 2022, maybe check your spam? We will be sending another update too, end of this month.","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-05-18T06:15:52Z"}]},{"id":244514,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:244514","question":"How do I cash out my investment?","author_name":"Roger Stillman","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-25T15:55:15Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-244514","answers":[{"id":244669,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:244669","answer":"Hi Roger, it's great to hear from you. As you are aware, investing in Wefunder involves investing in startups, and therefore cashing out your investment can be achieved in one of two ways: 1. Finding a buyer who is willing to purchase your SAFE note, resulting in the transfer of ownership of the safe note to the new buyer. 2. If Doodeo exits, then all our investors receive their returns. In any case, I strongly recommend seeking advice from your legal counsel for any legal guidance. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2023-04-26T10:46:53Z"}]},{"id":228920,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:228920","question":"Is it looking like you'll hit your $354k in revenue projection this year? Do you see your $1.69M revenue projection for next year as doable?","author_name":"Kyle Seidel","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-18T23:50:53Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-228920","answers":[{"id":229794,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:229794","answer":"Hey Kyle, happy to hear from you again and I apologize for the delayed response due to our busiest season. In short, we haven't achieved our 2022 projections yet, Doodeo 2.0 has only been live for 2 months and we had to slow down as the feedback received from our musicians was very crucial, we're more of a \"Lay a solid foundation then take off!\" type. Nevertheless, there is substantial demand for the upcoming New Year's Eve, and 87% of our customers make their bookings within 24-48 hours (our concept is quiet new, we anticipate a switch from short-term reservations as users become more familiar with our concept). In regards to 2023, with all the insights we're receiving and improvements being made, it is too early to provide an accurate answer, but we definitely feel confident. Ofcourse, like any startup, our goal is to surpass our forecast, 2023 provides us with ample time to work diligently towards our objectives, in contrast to the limited window we had in 2022 with the introduction of Doodeo 2.0. Have you had the chance to observe our platform since its launch? Over the past two months, our platform has seen numerous improvements, due to the valuable insights we have gained.","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-12-28T20:07:16Z"}]},{"id":225633,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:225633","question":"Are these exclusively for 1 on 1 performances? Or could the artist have customers from multiple locations watching at once? Also the biggest question for me is can an artist see \u0026amp; interact with their audience? Any info you can give me around how exclusive/interactive the performances will be would be much appreciated as I think that is extremely crucial for this to be profitable, thanks!","author_name":"Kyle Seidel","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-11-16T12:18:01Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-225633","answers":[{"id":225664,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:225664","answer":"Hey Kyle, 1. Yes, currently, it's only 1 on 1 virtual performances. 2. Group booking is on our plan for the near future, allowing a group of people booking a musician. 3. Ofcourse, we provide a chat at the moment during the 1-1 virtual performances. Musicians can respond verbally but fans can just chat at the moment. The only reason we have a 1 way stream is because of latency (the delay caused by live-streaming), which we are leading on by having the best latency globally, more details here: https://wefunder.com/updates/155572-if-the-big-boys-find-out-they-ll-be-annoyed. However, we are working on getting our live-stream to real time, and that's when we will open up the 2nd stream from the fan's end. This is indeed extremely important for us, as it will initiate our plans to optimize the vibe of a virtual performance, getting it closer to the vibe that you would get during a physical live performance. I can see on your profile picture that you're a musician...I wonder why your concerns are on point! To answer to your last point, it's all what we're planning for, exclusivity, interactivity, and experience. What I can share publicly at this moment: - Exclusivity: a. We launched a program for musicians with a decent fan base to help them create the ultimate value from their fans by offering them X amount of slots to be booked for a virtual performance only on Doodeo. It's up to the musician if they want to keep their calendars open. b. We're in discussions with few musicians planning to create uniquely immersive experiences, such as having dancers within the performance and an environmental backdrop, and so on. - Interactivity: Allowing fans to chat with their favorite musicians, is the 1st step. Eventually this point and the below are ultimately connected, as interactivity will enhance the experience. I've shared some more details below. - Experience (this one is really important for us): Our aim is to optimize the \"vibe\", unfortunately, a disadvantage of live-streaming. Aside from real time live-streaming, we have plans to introduce features allowing fans to get their feelings out such as virtual or real cheers, emojis, etc..We still have alot to assess here, we want to crack the real time live-streaming first. Our ultimate goal, is the talented middle-class musician, removing these geographical barriers and offering interactivity and experience, will eventually help them create a sustainable income. If you're wondering why Doodeo is currently by invite only, here's why: https://wefunder.com/updates/159099-we-are-live Hope to see you on board, let me know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-11-16T17:17:27Z"}]},{"id":223038,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:223038","question":"We want to know what you see your valuation will look like in 3 years also the income and balance statements Not to say much, I think we are very much interested in this project but then we are not opting for the crowdfunding route. We were wondering if you have provisions to accept alternative financing which should save time of WAITING SO LONG for your target to be met. With that we can cover over 50% of your target raise. Kindly reach out to me at thomas@700capital.se so we discuss further.","author_name":"Thomas Young","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-10-20T04:12:56Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-223038","answers":[{"id":223424,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:223424","answer":"For those seeing this, I double checked with Wefunder and it turned out a spam. @Wefunder still waiting for this to be removed, thanks! 🙌","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-10-23T18:15:23Z"}]},{"id":213978,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:213978","question":"How did you come up with the name \"Doodeo?\" Thanks!","author_name":"Denyveaus Sells","votes":0,"created_at":"2022-08-05T06:03:15Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-213978","answers":[{"id":213992,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:213992","answer":"Hey Denyveaus, First of all, thanks for joining us on this journey! We're excited to have you onboard. Good question. We want artists to DO what they love through our viDEO platform, hence, DOODEO. Plus, it's easy to type on the keyboard - memorable. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":1,"created_at":"2022-08-05T10:24:12Z"}]},{"id":147145,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:147145","question":"Hi , i was thinking to invest in your idea. First of all it's very good initiative keeping in mind a platform to bring forward thousands of unsung artists. Secondly i just wanted to have a clarity on the working of the startup as i could see the company was registered in 2018 and till now the website is not fully operational plus the artists works and bios aren't present. 1. So it is just a demo right now and will begun full fledge after this funding support ? 2. What support have artists shown you till now as there have been already a number of social platforms to be present on and adding one more to the list.? 3. Why haven't an organic reach strategy been used yet on your startup to bring eyes on the website (keep aside the funding point) ?","author_name":"Rohit Virmani","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-05-04T16:55:46Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-147145","answers":[{"id":147161,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:147161","answer":"Hi Rohit, Glad you found Doodeo interesting! Great questions, here are my answers: About our registered date: As soon as the idea came to mind, we went ahead and incorporated it to make sure we are legally covered from all aspects before we started building the platform. Any platform tends to take 7-18 months to build depending on its complexity, and Doodeo is quite complex housing many functionalities. We were able to build it in 8 months, launching our official beta version in June 2019. In reference to the artists: Currently, the platform does what it intends to do, connect artists to gigs, so it's fully operational, we have generated $32,000 worth of gig income to our users so far. Like every startup, user acquisition is key, our latest strategies have proved to be working (we have posted an update about tripling our user growth from Feb to April with further proof, you can find it under the \"UPDATES\" tab on our page here) and most of it is organic (to answer another point in your question). We just did a small campaign to understand further our cost per acquisition, taking into consideration what we have learnt to date, to solidify our upcoming growth strategies once we receive the funding raised here, we want to be ready. On the bios: Like every new startup, it's a step-by-step process of getting its users to beautify their profiles, although it's part of our priority list to keep on pushing, time will help but we have few plans on the table that will accelerate this process and entice users to craft their profiles better, I'll share few examples of users working up their profiles: https://doodeo.com/profile/user/shadejenifer https://doodeo.com/profile/user/Danu5ik1565783759 https://doodeo.com/profile/user/DJElliot1615940434 https://doodeo.com/profile/user/Stephcynie1619502358 https://doodeo.com/profile/user/Kevon.Dion Doodeo vs other social networks: we can't neglect the fact that social media giants do generate a lot of traffic (of course depending on the users content), however, these platforms were not built from the ground up to help artists specifically make an income, and remember we're talking about the average Joe here and not someone who has gone viral or already a celebrity (although we do have plans for them in the future). Doodeo offers its users the opportunity to generate an income through gigs, live streaming (an upcoming functionality - raising a donation or charge an hourly fee), along with other future opportunities on our plan. Not mentioning a community that is dedicated to artists in which will create the valuable connections our users are looking for. For these reasons, we haven't been seeing lots of traction on the users' profiles such as follows/likes/comments/etc.., but we have seen 52,000 connections that already happened on the platform (speaking about a dedicated community) with $32,000 generated to our users from gigs. In summary, our users are on the platform currently to generate an income, and ofcourse Doodeo's bigger vision is to start driving a lot more traffic from fans on the platform to engage with the artists. Hope I cleared up all your concerns. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out again. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-05-04T19:01:38Z"}]},{"id":141194,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:141194","question":"Hi I tried amending my current investment amount to a higher investment. Can you please accept this as it still says pending.","author_name":"Jack Hazley","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-11T21:04:05Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-141194","answers":[{"id":141253,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:141253","answer":"Hey Jack, I just checked your second investment, it did go through and it's approved. :) Thanks for believing in Doodeo and for your continuous support. Let us know if you need anything else. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-12T15:12:59Z"}]},{"id":141164,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:141164","question":"Hi, how do you compare with Vampr?","author_name":"Manuel E. Lugo Recart","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-11T16:59:18Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-141164","answers":[{"id":141256,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:141256","answer":"Hey Manuel, Good question! We are happy to see other companies such as Vampr helping artists too! Each company has its own way of approaching this problem, and I bet you already know alot about Vampr as one of their investors, so allow me to tell you how Doodeo is different. At Doodeo we empower artists by connecting them to the clients looking for them. Our platform allows clients and people to easily discover and book artists, so naturally, this started bringing in more opportunities to these talented individuals. Our vision in the next 2 years is to spread this experience of booking an artist to the mass through our upcoming live-streaming capabilities, where anyone would be able to AFFORDABLY book a 30 minute to an hour session with a singer or Dj for example. We want to make this experience accessible to literally anyone at an affordable cost while creating a sustainable income for those artists. Hope this answered your question. Let me know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-12T15:29:22Z"}]},{"id":141103,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:141103","question":"I will likely invest in Doodeo considering the potential I believe this has for creators and connecting with other artists - however, I'm curious why Doodeo's social media accounts aren't active so far for 2021? Since the platform is for entertainers and those with a social media presence, I would think that social media outreach and awareness would be one of the platform's main goals and performance metrics at the moment. Thanks in advance.","author_name":"Timothy Hess","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-11T02:29:06Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-141103","answers":[{"id":141308,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:141308","answer":"Hi Timothy, We're glad you are interested in Doodeo, we would love to have you own Doodeo with us! As you know, any startup is very limited on resources, we haven't been posting much during Q1 of this year as we focused that energy on what has been working best for us. We have been extremely active on groups on Facebook and other SM platforms including classified platforms that allowed us to penetrate the artists' communities and create more meaningful relationships that created a domino effect, an artist telling his other artist friends. As you can see, previously, we were posting frequently and we don't neglect the importance of being active on that front, we are currently hiring another social media expert to handle this part of the equation. Although a post doesn't take much time, we don't see any value in posting just to post without a strategy. It was all about efficiency at this stage and using our resources effectively. Btw, we currently got picked up by few influencers on TikTok too, will be talking more about that in our updates soon. Let us know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-12T18:47:45Z"}]},{"id":139465,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:139465","question":"How does this work? Do we get shares or a percentage?","author_name":"Angeline Tu","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-02T05:35:05Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-139465","answers":[{"id":139670,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:139670","answer":"Hey Angeline, We are offering our investors participation in a SAFE agreement with a valuation cap of $6.5M or $5.85M for early birds (that’s a 10% discount for our early birds). In general, a SAFE agreement provides our investors future equity in the company while the specific price per share at the time of investment remains undetermined. When a priced round or acquisition occurs, the SAFE will convert into equity for our investors of this current round. The precise number of shares will be calculated proportionally at that time. Hope that clears it up! Please don't hesitate to reach back out. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-04-03T16:30:38Z"}]},{"id":123812,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:123812","question":"Hi Doodeo Team, Congrats on the success so far. I appreciate the initiative of you reaching out to me on LinkedIn to pitch me on your company. I’ve written a first pass of a deal memo (https://muhanzhang.com/doodeo/) and had the outstanding questions below: 1. Path to profitability: can you talk about your monetization strategy and target milestones? 2. Demonstrated need from users: how are artists spending money now/consumers spending money to find artists currently? My impression was that Instagram was the new LinkedIn for artists. 3. Focus: which business do you identity as key, the social network (ads,) the jobs marketplace (transaction fee,) or the livestreaming (subscription/payments processing)? Thanks in advance for your responses. Bests, Muhan https://muhanzhang.com/doodeo/","author_name":"Muhan Zhang","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-01-09T21:22:42Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-123812","answers":[{"id":124176,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:124176","answer":"Hey Muhan, Thanks for the review and great questions! 1. We have been extensively analyzing and testing Doodeo Pro, our subscription user plan. Now that we feel confident about our subscription value, our next step is to launch it right after our Wefunder campaign. This will allow us to allocate more resources to focus on Doodeo Pro and kick-start its growth. Although our gig booking system is live, purposefully, we have kept it free to entice users and clients to use it while we scientifically learn from their engagement and create the most valuable package for all ends that is planned to roll out at the end of Q1 2021. Live streaming, is another tool that we are mostly excited about and at the final stages of its development, at full throttle to launch by Q1 2021. 2. Platforms such as Instagram are primarily designed for socializing with your friends or fans. Instagram doesn't offer specific tools and filters to find gigs or available artists for hire, sure you can start by discovering hashtags but that's a long way to find someone according to your preferences. It’s not their core business. Doodeo is rather a professional social media platform, where we help users create meaningful connections or find gig opportunities. Other social media platforms such as Instagram are integrated within Doodeo, allowing our users to showcase their other social profiles for further social validation. As you may have guessed it, artists today are working day and night to promote themselves on Instagram and similar platforms, hoping to get their work recognized. Many pay venues to perform or do it for free, a source of advertising, and spend hours searching the web for posted gigs. Artists on Doodeo can stay up to date on all kinds of gigs getting posted (inside or outside Doodeo - our aggregator collects any gig posted on the web too) and immediately apply. In reference to clients (artist seekers), you can definitely post on Facebook and wait for feedback that might not fit your preferences, or do a google search that is time consuming, or hire an entertainment agency that is quite expensive. On Doodeo, clients can instantly find available entertainers as per their preferences within a few clicks of a button. 3. At this stage, our Doodeo Pro subscription model, safeguarding a secured MRR is key. Gig fees is another stream with promising revenue, and the live streaming fees have the potential to compete or take over any other stream. We plan to keep shareholders updated on this front through Wefunder updates and our Annual Report. My final thoughts, think of Doodeo as the professional platform where artists, primarily, visit to find/create monetizable opportunities. Let me know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2021-01-12T19:44:40Z"}]},{"id":121088,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:121088","question":"Rony, how is this platform different from all the social media pages in market now? What is your USP?","author_name":"Sushanta Das","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-12-24T02:46:20Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-121088","answers":[{"id":121188,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:121188","answer":"Hi Sushanta, Great question. We can't neglect the fact that social media giants do generate a lot of traffic (of course depending on the users content), however, these platforms were not built from the ground up to help entertainers specifically make money, and remember we're talking about the average Joe here and not someone who has gone viral or already a celebrity (although we do have plans for them in the future). Doodeo is unique since we offer our users the opportunity to generate an income through gigs, live streaming (raising a donation or charge an hourly fee), along with other future opportunities on our plan. Not mentioning a community that is dedicated to entertainers which will create the valuable connections our users are looking for. Did I answer your question? Feel free to revert back for any further clarification. Happy Holidays! Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-12-24T14:32:25Z"}]},{"id":117314,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:117314","question":"Hi Rony: I am interested. Couple of questions.. 1. I am confused on revenue generation. Please explain. Any revenue projection for 2020, 21 and next 5 years. 2. Do you have any competition. If some other company like upwork starts this? how do you protect? 3. My ignorance on the name doodeo? what it's meaning. seems hard to pronunciation.","author_name":"Badal Haider","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-12-04T00:10:40Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-117314","answers":[{"id":117348,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:117348","answer":"Hey Mohammad, Great questions! 1) We haven’t generated any revenue yet since our main focus was to grow our community first. In the meantime, we have been extensively analyzing and testing Doodeo Pro, our subscription user plan. Now that we feel confident about our subscription value, our next step is to launch it right after our Wefunder campaign to fund it by allocating more resources and kick-start its growth. Although our subscription plan is ready, it won’t be our only revenue source. We’re currently testing-out other tools that will be launched soon after Doodeo Pro. For more details, check out the “Making Money” section on our story page for projections till 2024. 2) Although Upwork is a giant in the gig economy, we wouldn't consider it as a direct competitor as they are not focused on our space specifically and they are not built from the ground up as a social media platform. However, there are other gig platforms focusing on entertainers only such as Gigsalad and Gigmasters that are both big in this space and they come in the form of classified platforms (like job portals). Before Linkedin, we always had job portals, few of them were actually worth in the 100s of millions of dollars such as Monsterjob, but LinkedIn disrupted their space by building a social media platform that offers social validation and a community-like experience. At Doodeo, we are building the true LinkedIn for entertainers, a social media platform focusing on creating a vibrant ecosystem for any kind of entertainer. Soon at Doodeo, users will not only visit to find gigs but create valuable connections and generate further income with other 'coming soon' tools that we are currently testing. Our vision is to have entertainers share their Doodeo profile publicly to showcase their talent, the same way we share our LinkedIn profiles for our work experience, or creatives share their Behance profile to show their work. 3) 'DOO': We want entertainers to DO what they love. 'DEO': Initially, our plan was to allow users to upload viDEOs only, we eventually went ahead and opened it up to other multimedia options as it only made sense if we wanted to attract any kind of entertainer. Finally, it's fun and easy to say in our opinion (check out our video on our pitch page for the pronunciation), and certainly easy to type on the keyboard (memorable). Let us know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-12-04T04:36:18Z"}]},{"id":116959,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116959","question":"Are you generating any revenue?","author_name":"Troy Owston","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-12-02T17:44:48Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116959","answers":[{"id":116971,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116971","answer":"Hey Troy, We haven’t generated any revenue yet since our main focus is to grow our community first. In the meantime, we have been extensively analyzing and testing Doodeo Pro, our subscription user plan. Now that we feel confident about our subscription value, our next step is to launch it right after our Wefunder campaign. This will allow us to allocate more resources to focus on Doodeo Pro and kick-start its growth. Although our subscription plan is ready, it won’t be our only revenue source. We’re currently testing-out other tools that will be launched soon after Doodeo Pro. For more details, check out the “Making Money” section on our story page. As always, let me know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-12-02T18:17:27Z"}]},{"id":116956,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116956","question":"Why don't you have a mobile app?","author_name":"Jeremy Katzman","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-12-02T17:39:19Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116956","answers":[{"id":116970,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116970","answer":"Hey Jeremy, We’re definitely aware that mobile penetration is at its highest; however, when we started building Doodeo, we followed the example of other gig platforms such as Upwork, Freelancer, and many more. We quickly realized they still heavily count on their web platform to generate a significant portion of their traffic. As we dug deeper to understand why, we found that most user visits are conducted for a professional capacity. (I.e. these users are primarily looking for opportunities, hence easier to use the web platform.) Nevertheless, a mobile app is on our plans, and we’re currently analyzing the things that are mostly used on our web platform in order to create the most efficient mobile app in the near future. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":1,"created_at":"2020-12-02T18:14:17Z"}]},{"id":116587,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116587","question":"When do we get the perks?","author_name":"Andre Gorman","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-30T18:08:49Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116587","answers":[{"id":116601,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116601","answer":"Hey Andre, Once this round of fundraising closes, and all the investments are confirmed, we will start organizing the logistics to send all our investors the perks that they are entitled to. Let me know if you have any further questions. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-30T19:31:50Z"}]},{"id":116583,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116583","question":"How much are you looking to raise?","author_name":"Hal Abbasi","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-30T17:48:25Z","canonical_url":"https://wefunder.com/doodeo#question-116583","answers":[{"id":116588,"entity_id":"wefunder:comment:116588","answer":"Hey Hal, We have opted-in for the Regulation CF which allows us to raise from $50k to $1.07M (Although SEC just changed the max to $5M, but this hasn't been implemented yet). How much we will succeed in raising remains to be seen. We have been working to prepare for this campaign for the last few months in order to achieve the highest numbers possible. Crossing the $120k mark is a great start for us! Eventually, the more we raise, the faster we can grow. Best, Rony","author_name":"Rony Hage","votes":0,"created_at":"2020-11-30T18:11:40Z"}]}],"faq":[{"question":"We love competition but there's several slides in your pitch deck which appear to be \"copy, paste, then change a word\" from the Vampr pitch deck. I would consider updating those slides before you go live. Are you able to share where you sourced your market size research? Cheers","answer":"Hey Josh, Glad you pinpointed that. Ofcourse, competition is what drives our world to innovate indeed. I believe you are referring to the \"Value of connecting\" slide, the value of these tech giants stated in the slide is public information and not related to either Doodeo or Vampr, we loved the way you presented it to Wefunder audience, as simple as possible, and we wouldn't have done it in any other way. We are in the same exact space, so definitely our language will be very similar. In refe..."},{"question":"Like the idea. Couple questions: 1. Do you have current financials or revenue figures you can share? What are the revenue sources if the platform is \"free\" for entertainers? 2. Has COVID been a headwind or tailwind and how is doodeo responding? Are you getting traction with yo...","answer":"Hey John, Great questions. 1) You can find further figures on our pitch page under \"Making Money\" section. I would be happy to share more details if needed, email us to investors@doodeo.com and we will get back to you as soon as we can. 2) We would never want to be seen as profiteering from a global tragedy, but we are also grateful that entertainers have found Doodeo beneficial during this period. Our weekly average growth on new accounts went from 44% to 111%. 3) You got that right. Since w..."},{"question":"What’s the price per share?","answer":"Hey Elena, We are offering our investors participation in a SAFE agreement with a valuation cap of $6.5M or $5.85M for early birds (that’s a 10% discount for our early birds). In general, a SAFE agreement provides our investors future equity in the company while the specific price per share at the time of investment remains undetermined. When a priced round or acquisition occurs, the SAFE will convert into equity for our investors of this current round. The precise number of shares will be ca..."},{"question":"If I’m ready to invest $1000 now, what kind of return could I expect in the next 3-5 years?","answer":"Hey Aaron, Great question! As much as any of us would love to be able to see the future, it’s sadly impossible to know the exact answer to that question. We do have a minimum return goal in mind of 8-10x. That, of course, will always depend on the market and how much it decides Doodeo is worth! Remember, I’m always more than happy to discuss this and any other concerns individually, feel free to email us at investors@doodeo.com. Best, Rony"},{"question":"Hi, Am I able to invest in Doodeo if I'm not a U.S. citizen?","answer":"Hey Adam, Yes, absolutely! The only exceptions are the Provinces of Quebec, Ontario and Alberta due to their laws on equity crowdfunding, unfortunately. We are excited to have investors from all over the globe. Wefunder has options for you to easily and securely wire your funds. You can find out more about investors outside the U.S. here: https://help.wefunder.com/legal/304306-can-i-invest-if-i-don-t-live-in-the-united-states. Best, Rony"}]}}}